of global trade is transported by sea: without shipping there would be virtually no exchange of goods in the world
shipping accounts for just over two percent of global CO2 emissions. And while maritime trade continues to grow, emissions are declining
belong to the German merchant fleet - making it the seventh largest in the world
Almost half of the ships in the German fleet sail under the flag of an EU member state
young people start training on land or on board in the German shipping industry every year
in container shipping: Germany has the third-largest fleet of container ships worldwide
of German shipping companies have fewer than ten ships – most are small and medium-sized enterprises, closely rooted in their region
